AI Strategy & Business Systems Intern
Business Systems Intern
Help shape how we use AI and automation. Learn how work really gets done, find where smarter tools can help, and build the foundation for our AI and automation strategy.
Location: Cambria, WI (near Madison) Dates: Monday, May 24 – Friday, August 13, 2027 (12 weeks) Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:00–3:30 or 8:00–4:30 Pay: $23.00/hour
The opportunity
Companies don't get value from AI by handing out tools. They get it by understanding their work first. This internship puts you at the front of that effort. Working alongside our Director of Technology and Senior Business Applications Analyst, you'll help build a more robust AI strategy by learning how our people really work, capturing those processes, and identifying where AI and automation can have the most impact.
You'll use data to find the opportunities and your people skills to bring teams along. You'll finish the summer with a project and recommendations you present to our Executive Team.
What you'll do
Work directly with technology leadership on the building blocks of our AI and automation strategy
Interview team members across the business to understand how their work gets done, and why
Document processes step by step so they can be systematized or automated
Use Excel-based analysis to size and prioritize time-saving and automation opportunities
Gather and analyze data on how teams use AI tools today, including adoption, time savings, and readiness for more help Identify which teams and processes are the best candidates for AI and automation
Translate what you learn into clear recommendations that leaders can act on
Present your findings and recommendations to the Executive Team in your final week
Who you are
A business systems or business information systems student (this is a business role, not an IT role)
Highly comfortable in Excel, since most of your analysis will live there
An analytical thinker who enjoys finding the pattern in the data
Curious about AI and technology, and more interested in the business problem than the technology itself
Able to explain how a process works, both out loud and in writing
A confident communicator who's comfortable talking with people at all levels of the organization
Organized and independent, someone who can manage your own time and projects
A plus: SQL knowledge
Field of study
Business Information Systems or Management Information Systems
Business Analytics or Data Analytics
Business Administration with a systems or analytics focus
Relevant coursework
Business systems analysis and design
Business process management or process improvement
Data analysis and business analytics
Advanced Excel or spreadsheet modeling
Database management or SQL Statistics
Project management
Business communication or technical writing Introduction to AI or data science (a plus)
What you'll get
Direct access to technology leaders. You'll work with our Director of Technology and Senior Business Applications Analyst on a real strategic initiative.
Real project work. Your project is shared with you in your first 1–2 weeks and presented to our Executive Team at the end.
Exposure across the business, since the work takes you to many different teams
Hands-on experience with AI productivity tools and process automation
Intern housing with a $500 fully refundable security deposit. Just bring your own linens.
Paid travel to Cambria at the start of your internship and back to school at the end (or home, if there's a gap before classes start)
A possible path to full-time employment